Question
This book was followed by six sequels including Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas and All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this book whose title is taken from the poem "Sympathy." In this book, a girl moves from Stamps, Arkansas, to San Francisco and becomes a cable car conductor.
ANSWER: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ("Sympathy" is by Paul Laurence Dunbar.)
[10e] The memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was written by this author.
ANSWER: Maya Angelou
[10h] Description acceptable. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya performs this action after being raped by Momma's boyfriend Mr. Freeman. She (emphasize:) stops this action after having tea with Mrs. Bertha Flowers, who teaches her "lessons in living."
ANSWER: not speaking [accept equivalents like not talking or being mute or being silent or silence]
<Literature - American Literature - Misc Literature>
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| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 21.67 | 98% | 79% | 41% |